Cirrus@Austlit

'Gloria hates her life. Her mother doesn't want her, her teachers don't want her and she is always being picked on by bullies. Her clothes are ragged and mis-matched. She decides to run away after not being invited to the class party. Tripping over a tree root, she has a baby galah fall on her. She can't put it back in the nest so she takes it home. She is needed. She has a purpose. Her mother wants to kill it.

'Gloria takes it to a friend's house to ask her brother how to look after it. With much negative advice, she looks after it. She asks her local doctor to help and have Bobbee declared a care bird so she can take Bobbee to school. A social worker becomes involved and the school reluctantly says Bobbee can attend

'The teachers resent it. The bullying gets worse. As Bobbee starts to talk, sing and dance, his fame spreads. A TV station uses Bobbee for commercials.

'Gloria's life became that of a happy child, all thanks to Bobbee. Bobbee's life was saved, thanks to Gloria. This is a story of life improvement of Gloria and Bobbee. It is a story about being needed and loved.'  (Publication summary)

'Early one morning a baby zebra was born.

The baby lay close to its mother. Mama Zebra looked down at her baby and was surprised to see that something was different. As we all know, zebras have black and white stripes, but Baby Zebra's stripes were all the colours of the rainbow!'(Publication summary)

'Running doesn't have to be a race. There are no winners and losers in this story - only the joy of being active in the playground, and of building strength, fitness and resilience. Learning a new skill can be challenging, but confidence comes through practice, learning from others and perseverance.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

'The Grumpface is a poetic fairy-tale that tells the story of Dan, an inventor who ventures into a forest looking for a rose. Instead he finds the mysterious Grumpface who threatens to hold him captive unless he passes some difficult challenges.

'What follows is a humorous adventure that neither Dan nor the Grumpface could have anticipated.

‘The Grumpface’ is a tale in the spirit of any grand adventure. It is about a clumsy young inventor’s quest for love, and the challenges he must face to find it. But it is also a tale of bravery, absurdity and happiness, and the power of these qualities over negativity and sheer grumpiness.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Mrs Waddelton is a sticky-nose. She loves looking over our back fence, never smiling, always grumpy. She demanded to know what the strange noises were, so one day Dad invited Mrs Waddelton over to our house. From that day on, her life changed, forever....'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Foxy begins his day looking for fun with the Rabbit family but becomes caught up in an exciting rescue. ' (Publisher's blurb)